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by David M Willis on January 24, 2018 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - This Is the Way that We Love
└ Tags: asma, ethan, joyce, sarah, walky

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    January 24, 2018 at 12:01 am | #

    sure, licky-style is great and all but WALKY LEFTOVERS

    …anyway, how are they privacy chairs if they’re so dang huge you can hold a party in them

    • Sherlock9
      Sherlock9
      January 24, 2018 at 12:05 am | #

      That’s because with how easy it is to interrupt people hiding in those chair, they could only chair-itably be called privacy chairs

      • Reltzik
        Reltzik
        January 24, 2018 at 12:21 am | #

        I seat what you did there.

      • ValdVin
        ValdVin
        January 24, 2018 at 12:33 am | #

        They’re not the bench-mark of privacy, then?

        • Fire_daws
          Fire_daws
          January 24, 2018 at 1:51 am | #

          Poor Sarah, I don’t think she’s got any studying done sofa-r

          • Jack Spade
            Jack Spade
            January 24, 2018 at 2:49 am | #

            Personally I think Sarah should learn to chair her time anyways.

          • adjudicus
            adjudicus
            January 24, 2018 at 2:56 am | #

            Hopefully she stool has time later to study

            • FacelessDeviant
              FacelessDeviant
              January 24, 2018 at 8:50 am | #

              Holy sit you guys like puns.

              • Deanatay
                Deanatay
                January 24, 2018 at 8:52 am | #

                I recline to follow this pun chain any further!

                • Deanatay
                  Deanatay
                  January 24, 2018 at 8:53 am | #

                  D’ohh, ninja’d!

              • Amazi-Stool
                Amazi-Stool
                January 24, 2018 at 2:20 pm | #

                I holy see what you have done here!

              • Yet_One_More_Idiot
                Yet_One_More_Idiot
                January 24, 2018 at 4:32 pm | #

                Why yes we do, and I shall be sure to couch a pun in this sentence. 🙂

                • David DeLaney
                  David DeLaney
                  January 25, 2018 at 6:50 am | #

                  Come on, we don’t need to chaise this any longuer.

                  –Dave, could not attempt pun based on ‘davenport’, shame mounting

    • Charlie Spencer
      Charlie Spencer
      January 24, 2018 at 8:52 am | #

      I recline to participate. I’m too lazy, boy. Maybe I’ll wing back later.

  2. AnvilPro
    AnvilPro
    January 24, 2018 at 12:02 am | #

    Walky, Joyce and Ethan is a good friendship, and Sarah’s tagging along whether she wants to or not

    • SalmonMax
      SalmonMax
      January 24, 2018 at 8:57 am | #

      Sarah has learned from her adventures, that Friendship is Tragic.

      • MasakiSayz
        MasakiSayz
        January 24, 2018 at 10:41 am | #

        I begrudgingly admit that this joke was great.

  3. TemporalShrew
    TemporalShrew
    January 24, 2018 at 12:03 am | #

    Okay Joyce, I think you’re taking food-neurosis to a level that exceeds parody.

    • 3oranges
      3oranges
      January 24, 2018 at 12:15 am | #

      Either
      1. she’s being extra careful with her rule about different food not coming into contact
      2. she’s worried about what might have been transferred between Walky’s Mouth and any other McNuggets nearby by debris from Cookie-Monstering about three dozen of them

      These may not be equally unreasonable.

    • Liliet
      Liliet
      January 24, 2018 at 3:23 am | #

      I think she’s joking.

    • Bicycle Bill
      Bicycle Bill
      January 24, 2018 at 5:25 am | #

      She’s not joking. Remember, this is the same person who just a few weeks ago (in Walkyverse time) dissected tacos.

      • EvilMidnightLurker
        EvilMidnightLurker
        January 24, 2018 at 8:12 am | #

        But this is a case of completely identical food chunks “touching” each other! How can one Nugget contaminate another nugget?! SPACE MADNESS!

        • Riku
          Riku
          January 24, 2018 at 3:44 pm | #

          Yeah plus with the taco thing everything was touching then she separated it my money is on her not wanting to eat from the same box as walky

          Also I honestly spent way too much time last night wondering “HOW could one nugget not touch any other nuggets in that box? Would they build walls or something in the box? What the FUCK Joyce?”

      • geno
        geno
        January 24, 2018 at 9:04 am | #

        Just to let you know Bill this is the Dumbiverse. The other verse is the Walkyverse. The Soggies took it over

        • Bicycle Bill
          Bicycle Bill
          January 24, 2018 at 1:54 pm | #

          Hangs head in shame for not remembering the difference.

          • Clif
            Clif
            January 24, 2018 at 6:57 pm | #

            Builds hunting lodge and fireplace around hanging head.

  4. foamy
    foamy
    January 24, 2018 at 12:03 am | #

    Sometimes, I think about murder.

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      January 24, 2018 at 12:22 am | #

      That avatar is perfect for that comment.

      • Brotato
        Brotato
        January 24, 2018 at 4:27 am | #

        So is the name, if it’s referencing the squirrel I think it is.

        • foamy
          foamy
          January 24, 2018 at 4:40 am | #

          No relation. I’ve been using this name since before that was a thing.

          • RaulTsi
            RaulTsi
            January 24, 2018 at 10:40 am | #

            before what was a thing? rabid squirrel foaming at the mouth?

          • Brotato
            Brotato
            January 25, 2018 at 2:26 am | #

            Damn, that’s a long time, then.

    • Marsh Maryrose
      Marsh Maryrose
      January 24, 2018 at 12:22 am | #

      Different gravatar, but: “My secret is I’m always thinking about murder.”

  5. Doopyboop
    Doopyboop
    January 24, 2018 at 12:03 am | #

    This is so cute. Poor Ethan is SO happy.

    • Jack Spade
      Jack Spade
      January 24, 2018 at 2:50 am | #

      And then next he goes outside and tells Danny and Sal

      Wait.

    • Emily
      Emily
      January 24, 2018 at 5:23 am | #

      It’s like he’s never even met Mike despite knowing him for years.

      • Reltzik
        Reltzik
        January 24, 2018 at 5:32 am | #

        You can see the exact moment that reality catches up with him in panel 3.

        • Kamino Neko
          Kamino Neko
          January 24, 2018 at 11:22 am | #

          ‘He’s actually more screamy than dreamy…’

  6. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    January 24, 2018 at 12:04 am | #

    So, is Asma the sanest person in DoA?

    • cookie1995
      cookie1995
      January 24, 2018 at 12:09 am | #

      Alomst certainly

    • Arawn
      Arawn
      January 24, 2018 at 12:22 am | #

      How long she remains that way is probably based on how many more times she has to interact with these people.

    • Marsh Maryrose
      Marsh Maryrose
      January 24, 2018 at 12:50 am | #

      There are so many DoA characters we don’t really know that well –Bryan, Sayid, Spencer, Tony, Norville, Faye — it’s hard to conclude who is the most sane. (Yes, I know the last three have outside-of-DoA existences — but their in-DoA personalities are not well established.)

      But it has been demonstrated that Asma is so far the best at keeping an even keel in the face of people losing their cool at her.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      January 24, 2018 at 12:55 am | #

      Betcha she isn’t as sane as you think she is, we just haven’t seen her brand of insanity yet.

      • Delicious Taffy
        Delicious Taffy
        January 24, 2018 at 6:19 am | #

        Turns out, Asma is super into stealing people’s cartoons, taking off the watermarks, intro, and credits, and adding a big white border with a caption saying “WHO MADE THIS!??” on it. With like 6 emojis.

        • Riku
          Riku
          January 24, 2018 at 3:45 pm | #

          I don’t think Willis could bring himself to write a character so evil

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          January 24, 2018 at 5:06 pm | #

          Are you sure that is the whey?

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      January 24, 2018 at 3:55 am | #

      Ma and Pa Keener?

  7. Shade
    Shade
    January 24, 2018 at 12:04 am | #

    It’s a box of McNuggets Joyce, no he doesn’t.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      January 24, 2018 at 2:02 am | #

      She’ll spend 10 minutes picking the one that’s touched the fewest McNuggets, even though they’re all from the bottom of the box.

  8. Passchendaele
    Passchendaele
    January 24, 2018 at 12:05 am | #

    “How about the non-privacy chairs, they’re basically the same thing.”

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      January 24, 2018 at 12:56 am | #

      She needs a quilt fort.

      • Jack Spade
        Jack Spade
        January 24, 2018 at 2:51 am | #

        Or a cushion castle

        • Reltzik
          Reltzik
          January 24, 2018 at 3:56 am | #

          That would ensure the exact opposite of privacy.

        • FacelessDeviant
          FacelessDeviant
          January 24, 2018 at 9:03 am | #

          A furniture fortress!

      • ValdVin
        ValdVin
        January 24, 2018 at 4:17 am | #

        Or an egg chair from the 70s.

        • Bicycle Bill
          Bicycle Bill
          January 24, 2018 at 5:34 am | #

          You talking about one like this?

  9. Pablo360
    Pablo360
    January 24, 2018 at 12:05 am | #

    Sarah hasn’t even said anything, Asma just knows

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      January 24, 2018 at 8:58 am | #

      Probably not the first time she’s been asked.

      Asama, in case it wasn’t clear, HATES her job.

  10. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    January 24, 2018 at 12:05 am | #

    Poor Sarah, though you’d figure she could go to their room with Joyce out and about.

    I think it’s cute Walky’s sharing, even if he’s wolfed down a lot of them already. Which I can’t blame him for, mcnuggets are one of my fast food indulgences I never wish to outgrow.

    • Cholma
      Cholma
      January 24, 2018 at 12:19 am | #

      I just wish McD’s hadn’t done away with the Hot Mustard dipping sauce. That was the only one I liked. (plus it was also good with Fries!)

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      January 24, 2018 at 12:20 am | #

      The best things in life are meant to be shared.

      …. no, seriously, think about it. Every example will be accurate and/or amusing, which is basically the same thing.

      • Jack Spade
        Jack Spade
        January 24, 2018 at 2:54 am | #

        Ok, so food is an automatic yes. What about your significant other? Is that, better if shared?

        • Liliet
          Liliet
          January 24, 2018 at 3:26 am | #

          Polyamourous relationships are great.
          Also, you automatically share them with their friends and family, and if you somehow don’t that’s a very unhealthy relationship.

          • Reltzik
            Reltzik
            January 24, 2018 at 3:53 am | #

            Well, not necessarily. I’ve been in a “let’s keep this secret because it’s fun to have naughty-conspiracies” relationship and it was, well, fun. But larger point taken.

            But if someone’s not into poly, I’d already had this example ready to switch from “accurate” to “amusing” with nary a qualm.

            • Reltzik
              Reltzik
              January 24, 2018 at 4:01 am | #

              Oh, wait, share them with friends and family in the sense of they spend time and pathos with them. Yeah, okay, not doing that’s unhealthy.

    • David DeLaney
      David DeLaney
      January 25, 2018 at 6:53 am | #

      but he’s eaten THIRTY-EIGHT of them. How are his teeth so gleaming white still?

      Dave, could it be a dentrifice? a force field? REALLY white breading?

  11. electriccombines
    electriccombines
    January 24, 2018 at 12:06 am | #

    Unfortunately, IU cannot refund your time or energy either, but can we direct you to our public sitting room? Perfect for socialization and studying combined!

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      January 24, 2018 at 12:18 am | #

      “NO! NO COMBINING!”

      “Oh, I see. Have you tried the quiet sections in Wells Library?”

      “….”

      “You didn’t know about them? West Tower, floors 2 and 3, East Tower, floors 4 through 10?”

      “….”

      “Ah, you’re already practicing your ability to remain silent for once you’re there. Great! Now you just need to find a way to shush the people around you without making noise yourself.”

      “…” >:(

      “PERFECT! You’re all set!”

  12. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    January 24, 2018 at 12:06 am | #

    Poor Asma, dealing with the students day in and day out

  13. Meta
    Meta
    January 24, 2018 at 12:07 am | #

    This is a good comic

  14. Some1
    Some1
    January 24, 2018 at 12:07 am | #

    Dungeons and Dumbing part 6

    Billie: We need to get her to a hospital.

    Walky: Where are we supposed to find a hospital here!

    Joyce: Just figure it out!

    Walky: You think I’m not upset?

    Danny: Guys calm down, look the spell book has a healing spell.

    Danny: Tempus Medicus

    Suddenly a bright light envolopes Dorothy, and she staggers to her feet. Barely able to stand she coughs up blood.

    Billie: Well she seems a bit better…

    Suddenly a voice can be heard behind them.

    Mysterious Old Man: She has been poisoned with the sun’s flame. No typical healing spell can cure that.

    Everyone turns around to look at a old man with a whispy beard, and balding head. He wears a long black cloak.

    Walky: are you a wizard?

    Mysterious Old Man: once I was. I am Cyrus Kzar, my shack is not far from here, there I can cure her ills.

    Billie: Do you think we can trust him?

    Joyce: we don’t have a choice.

    And so, they traveled with this strange old man to a small log cabin, the inside had a faint sent of rosemary and had a deep red carpet. There was only a single room, with a small bed made of straw and cotton. There Dorothy know lay, sweat dripping her brow.

    Joyce: You can really save her?

    Cyrus Kzar: yes, but I’ll need a special herb, located at the very center of this forest. It grows in the swamp of desolation, which shows you your greatest fears.

    Danny: That seems dangerous.

    Cyrus Kzar: Indeed, if you don’t have the strength of will…

    Billie: Of course we have the bloody strength of will.

    Joyce: I’ll do anything to save her.

    Walky: I’m with them.

    Danny: I don’t like this, but I’m not going to watch my ex-girlfriend die, I owe her that much at least.

    Cyrus Kzar: Then go, young ones, head westward until you reach the stone wall.

  15. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    January 24, 2018 at 12:08 am | #

    Have we figured out what sauce Walky got with his order? My money is still on Habanero.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      January 24, 2018 at 12:57 am | #

      My bet it’s the Mulan sauce.

    • Gandalf007
      Gandalf007
      January 24, 2018 at 1:35 am | #

      It’s totally the Rick & Morty sauce — Walky had to get him some of that.

      Or rather, the sauce that the R&M fanboys were really salty when some locations ran out of it — Szechuan, was it?

      • Delicious Taffy
        Delicious Taffy
        January 24, 2018 at 6:14 am | #

        To be fair

  16. Rukdug
    Rukdug
    January 24, 2018 at 12:10 am | #

    Asma, later that day: “Why do I have to deal with the weirdest shit?”

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      January 24, 2018 at 12:11 am | #

      Passing facilities maintenance crew member: “Wait, you think YOU have to deal with the weirdest shit?”

      • McBogue
        McBogue
        January 24, 2018 at 3:35 am | #

        I’d suspect that gastroenterologists have to deal with the weirdest shit.

        • Reltzik
          Reltzik
          January 24, 2018 at 3:54 am | #

          Maybe a coprolitologist? Now they’ve seen some rock-hard shit.

  17. Jess
    Jess
    January 24, 2018 at 12:10 am | #

    NO FACE JOURNEYS

  18. Nono
    Nono
    January 24, 2018 at 12:13 am | #

    Is Asma a student? Are there any other people that share her shifts? Or does she always get the shifts where there just happen to be drama/Sarah? Inquiring minds want to know.

    • TheKelliestKelly
      TheKelliestKelly
      January 24, 2018 at 12:46 am | #

      I swear I remember her stating at one point that she is a student worker but I can’t find it in the archived Asma strips so a) she said so in a bonus strip b) Willis stated that she is a studnet or c) my brain completely made this up.

      • Fire_daws
        Fire_daws
        January 24, 2018 at 1:55 am | #

        She did say but it was in a patreon strip/bonus comic in the books.

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          January 24, 2018 at 2:12 am | #

          Yup, it’s one of the ones that ended up in book 5.

        • TheKelliestKelly
          TheKelliestKelly
          January 24, 2018 at 4:16 am | #

          Haha, my memory is accurate! Thank you both

  19. BBCC
    BBCC
    January 24, 2018 at 12:15 am | #

    Shame, since these ones are clearly defective. 😛

  20. newllend(henryvolt)
    newllend(henryvolt)
    January 24, 2018 at 12:17 am | #

    Ok now it’s invasion of privacy because the other two didn’t even fucking ask nor was give a ok.

    • geno
      geno
      January 24, 2018 at 9:13 am | #

      That’s just how it is in college. You see a friend in a study area, and you jump at them. Shenanigans ensue

  21. Falcon
    Falcon
    January 24, 2018 at 12:18 am | #

    Joyce needs her nuggets arranged like a box of chocolates.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      January 24, 2018 at 12:59 am | #

      I can kinda understand not wanting different food touching each other but nuggets are the same food.

      • Dara
        Dara
        January 24, 2018 at 1:46 am | #

        Yeah. Seriously.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        January 24, 2018 at 2:13 am | #

        The boot-shaped nuggets can’t mix with the round ones!

  22. Keulen
    Keulen
    January 24, 2018 at 12:21 am | #

    Dreamy is not a word that should ever be used to describe Mike.

    • newllend(henryvolt)
      newllend(henryvolt)
      January 24, 2018 at 12:38 am | #

      Unless you compare him to a beutifal nightmare.

    • geno
      geno
      January 24, 2018 at 9:14 am | #

      He’s pretty handsome, but yeah dreamy usually implies some sort of dashing prince or something

  23. CK
    CK
    January 24, 2018 at 12:23 am | #

    Mike isn’t a boy, he’s a MAN(-someone).

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      January 24, 2018 at 9:04 am | #

      -creature

  24. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    January 24, 2018 at 12:23 am | #

    Next time, Sarah, bring a thin blanket-sheet (transluscent white, maybe) to cover the chair with.

    …. oh, and noise cancelling headphones.

  25. kitty
    kitty
    January 24, 2018 at 12:25 am | #

    here is kitty’s finnish word of the day!

    unohdin (to forget, forgot)

    i forgot to show up yesterday ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    have a nice day!

    • Dg
      Dg
      January 24, 2018 at 1:32 am | #

      How do you conjugate that?

      • Kannen
        Kannen
        January 24, 2018 at 4:43 am | #

        It’s actually already conjugated. Unohdin = I forgot. The non-conjugated word is unohtaa (= to forget)

        • Dg
          Dg
          January 24, 2018 at 9:18 pm | #

          And now I have learned a thing!

  26. Keulen
    Keulen
    January 24, 2018 at 12:26 am | #

    Maybe they should just rename them “non-privacy chairs”.

  27. Marsh Maryrose
    Marsh Maryrose
    January 24, 2018 at 12:27 am | #

    I hope the person who complained about repeated panels yesterday, is paying close attention today. Especially to Sarah in panels 1-4.

  28. DinaWho
    DinaWho
    January 24, 2018 at 12:30 am | #

    Seems like we’re still waiting for the other shoe to drop on Mike’s scheme, then.

  29. Bagge
    Bagge
    January 24, 2018 at 12:32 am | #

    Those chairs simply don’t work. Just ask Amber
    http://www.dumbingofage.com/2017/comic/book-7/03-the-thing-i-was-before/signal/

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      January 24, 2018 at 2:21 am | #

      I would argue that putting ‘privacy’ chairs in a high-traffic public area of the building probably was a bad idea anyway.

  30. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    January 24, 2018 at 12:44 am | #

    Why don’t you find a quieter place, Sarah. Like the storeroom in “A Night at the Opera”?

    • ValdVin
      ValdVin
      January 24, 2018 at 4:11 am | #

      Okay, that auto’ed from “stateroom”.

  31. FLUFFYWOLF
    FLUFFYWOLF
    January 24, 2018 at 12:48 am | #

    You can just tell that this is not the first time Sarah has asked this kind of question.

  32. TheKelliestKelly
    TheKelliestKelly
    January 24, 2018 at 12:52 am | #

    Asma’s hijab in this strip is super pretty. I like it a lot.

    • Pl0x
      Pl0x
      January 24, 2018 at 6:25 am | #

      Agree

  33. Dg
    Dg
    January 24, 2018 at 1:32 am | #

    man I missed asma

  34. BenRG
    BenRG
    January 24, 2018 at 2:20 am | #

    Yeah, Ethan probably realises that telling Joyce he made out with Mike will probably lead to her raising far too many red flags for him to keep his good mood. Meanwhile, hopefully, he’ll eventually also work out that one does not normally discuss these things with one’s ex.

    Meanwhile, Sarah is learning that Joyce is so her diametric opposite (Outgoing, social and optimistic) that she is likely to always be surrounded by little crowds of people. Not good for privacy but, IMO at least, possibly good for the soul.

    • Poofdepoof
      Poofdepoof
      January 24, 2018 at 11:41 am | #

      “one does not normally discuss these things with one’s ex.”

      I’m gonna disagree with you there. It definitely depends on the conditions of the break up and post-break up relationship. Joyce is delighted to hear this news – this is exactly the kind of thing she’d like to be in the loop for. I personally have one ex that I happily (and platonically) tell everything boy-related, and one ex that I cut off contact with because after I broke up with him, he first insisted to be friends and then immediately asked “as a friend” why in all his relationships girls never liked him as much as he liked them. O.o

      Anyway, it definitely depends on each pair of people! I feel like Ethan probably has a good handle on these boundaries, considering that he’s kiss-and-telling to Joyce and not, say, Amber.

  35. Jack Spade
    Jack Spade
    January 24, 2018 at 2:59 am | #

    So is anyone else going to mention how Walky just suddenly appeared in the back of the chair. Like I expect there to be a little ninja smoke poof and everything.

    • Nobody
      Nobody
      January 24, 2018 at 3:23 am | #

      The chair has a strong magnetic pull it draws people rapidly towards it

  36. BrokenEye, the True False Prophet
    BrokenEye, the True False Prophet
    January 24, 2018 at 3:05 am | #

    If by “dreamy” you mean that I have no memory of how it started and now that I’m awake it doesn’t make a lick of sense, then yes, he was dreamy.

    • geno
      geno
      January 24, 2018 at 9:16 am | #

      It had a pretty clear start. Mike said “Wanna make out?” and Ethan started kissing him.

  37. Ainara
    Ainara
    January 24, 2018 at 3:15 am | #

    Dreamy? Well… Nightmares count as dreams, don’t they?

  38. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    January 24, 2018 at 3:58 am | #

    Look, Sarah. Life Lesson.

    Other People are basically cats.

    If you don’t want them to come over, they’ll come over.

    • Delicious Taffy
      Delicious Taffy
      January 24, 2018 at 6:11 am | #

      This is why I’m afraid to own any power tools

  39. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    January 24, 2018 at 4:21 am | #

    The ratcheting up of Sarah’s grimace is wonderful.and should not go unmentioned.

    • RaulTsi
      RaulTsi
      January 24, 2018 at 10:46 am | #

      thank you, I was coming here looking for that mention. I like the scrunching down until it became too much.

  40. Brotato
    Brotato
    January 24, 2018 at 4:23 am | #

    This strip epitomizes these cast members. Namely, Ethan makes terrible romantic/sexual choices, Sarah wants to be left alone, Walky is Walky, Joyce is Joyce, and Asma is just trying to do her job but these other kids are testing her every damn day.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      January 24, 2018 at 5:12 am | #

      I just waited for Dina to pop in and tell Sarah about dinosaurs and Becky letting her know that she is a lesbian. This strip could easily have been extended to include almost the entire cast.

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        January 24, 2018 at 5:12 am | #

        I’m a bit sad we never got to see Carla’s contribution.

        • Pl0x
          Pl0x
          January 24, 2018 at 6:22 am | #

          Carla: I am a motherfucking goddess and you are all bugs!

          • Pl0x
            Pl0x
            January 24, 2018 at 6:39 am | #

            I thought of a better alternative.

            Carla: *sees the flaws of the privacy chair* Sarah, I will make innovative adjustments to the chair for you, in exchange for your reverent worship of me, for I am a goddess and you are a bug!

            • ValdVin
              ValdVin
              January 24, 2018 at 1:52 pm | #

              Like it!

    • C.
      C.
      January 24, 2018 at 10:28 pm | #

      And Animal dance.

  41. Teddae
    Teddae
    January 24, 2018 at 5:01 am | #

    Looks like ethan is… TONGUE TIED

    ha ha

    • Delicious Taffy
      Delicious Taffy
      January 24, 2018 at 6:10 am | #

      Aaaand now I have the Cat singing stuck in my head.

  42. Bagge
    Bagge
    January 24, 2018 at 5:11 am | #

    Asma: Please go away, this is a drama-free zone.
    Sarah: THAT’S WHERE I WANTED TO BE.
    Asma: …and how is that working out for you?
    Joyce: THERE you are. Come back, I have more things to tell you about my toe, Walky is in some sort of denial, Dina need you to know something about styracosaurus and Becky wants to tell you something about her being a lesbian.
    Sarah: NOOOOOOO

  43. Delicious Taffy
    Delicious Taffy
    January 24, 2018 at 6:24 am | #

    In Dwemer culture, Sarah would be justified in evaporating the others.

  44. Just a Ian
    Just a Ian
    January 24, 2018 at 7:08 am | #

    Walky timed his appearance perfectly to provide the distraction needed from awkward questions, maybe thats his superpower

  45. Ryek Hvek
    Ryek Hvek
    January 24, 2018 at 7:48 am | #

    Sarah needs the…….. Cone of Silence

  46. weirderthanweird
    weirderthanweird
    January 24, 2018 at 8:15 am | #

    I just realized that I am Sarah

  47. FacelessDeviant
    FacelessDeviant
    January 24, 2018 at 8:48 am | #

    I might be a pessimist here but, I think Ethans journey of who not to smooch is far from over.

    • geno
      geno
      January 24, 2018 at 9:18 am | #

      Personally I think that’s an ongoing journey for most people. Look at Leslie.

  48. Deanatay
    Deanatay
    January 24, 2018 at 9:10 am | #

    Sarah: I’ll drown your FAAAAAAACE in McNuggets, Wilis!!

  49. ozzi
    ozzi
    January 24, 2018 at 9:51 am | #

    Biomedical science majors do not have this problem. The human body is gross, I remember having to put up warning post it notes after someone complained I was looking up gross things on the net and not studying. So yeah bring up medical microbiology with all the pus and gore and you will have a nice free chair to study in.

  50. Vulcanodon
    Vulcanodon
    January 24, 2018 at 10:19 am | #

    Someone needs to market a line of LMTFA headphones.

    • RaulTsi
      RaulTsi
      January 24, 2018 at 10:48 am | #

      ¿que?

      • Bathymetheus
        Bathymetheus
        January 24, 2018 at 11:36 am | #

        “Leave Me The Alone”

        • Bathymetheus
          Bathymetheus
          January 24, 2018 at 11:39 am | #

          That’ll teach me to use angle brackets to indicate a euphemism in an HTML zone.

          I’m sure you can infer the missing word.

          • Kamino Neko
            Kamino Neko
            January 24, 2018 at 3:19 pm | #

            Fraggle.

            • Vulcanodon
              Vulcanodon
              January 24, 2018 at 6:20 pm | #

              Exactly.

  51. Emily
    Emily
    January 24, 2018 at 10:51 am | #

    The fact that Ethan was smooching Mike is a pretty clear indicator he still has a long way to go on that particular journey.

  52. Roborat
    Roborat
    January 24, 2018 at 3:06 pm | #

    I like how Sarah’s quiet time morphs into a scene out of a Marx brothers movie.

  53. SailorCakes
    SailorCakes
    January 24, 2018 at 5:57 pm | #

    I think this is my favorite Walky universe because of these character inaction’s,Joyce and Ethan are so cute! ^.^

  54. tirachokko
    tirachokko
    January 25, 2018 at 12:08 am | #

    gah

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